Table 2 Differences in synergy parameters. This table outlines the differences in various synergy parameters for \(45^{\circ }\,\hbox {and}\, 90^{\circ }\) change of direction sprints, including the mean and standard deviation (Mean±SD) of the parameters and their corresponding P values, effect sizes, and other data.

From: Lower limb muscle synergies during deceleration at different change of direction angles

Indicator

Synergy

\(45^{\circ }\) (Mean±SD)

\(90^{\circ }\) (Mean±SD)

Statistic

P-value

Effect size

Time to peak activation

Synergy 1

56.588±37.919

51.353±35.965

0.480

0.639

0.116

Synergy 2

44.067±20.509

41.533±22.687

0.382

0.708

0.099

Activation level of synergy

Synergy 1

0.413±0.069

0.403±0.052

0.696

0.496

0.169

Synergy 2

0.406±0.067

0.424±0.068

−0.867

0.400

0.224

Proportion of significant activation duration

Synergy 1

34.000±11.689

38.647±13.191

−1.523

0.147

0.369

Synergy 2

36.267±14.295

36.067±13.414

−0.625a

0.826

0.057b

Overall synergy activation level

N/A

0.403±0.058

0.412±0.049

−0.832

0.418

0.208

Co-activation duration

N/A

5.750±6.137

5.688±6.041

0.026

0.980

0.007

  1. N/A: Not applicable; in the statistic column, a represents the z-value, while the others are t-values; in the effect size column, b represents the r-value, while the others are Cohen’s d